Beneteau 1 Ton
The Beneteau 1 Ton, also called the Beneteau First 40 Evolution, is a French sailboat that was designed by Groupe Finot, Jean Berret and Jacques Fauroux as an International Offshore Rule One Ton class racer and first built in 1983.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Groupe Finot Jean Berret Jacques Fauroux |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1983 |
| No. built | 12 |
| Builder(s) | Beneteau |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Beneteau 1 Ton |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 12,125 lb (5,500 kg) |
| Draft | 7.22 ft (2.20 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | carbon fibre-Kevlar foam sandwich |
| LOA | 39.40 ft (12.01 m) |
| LWL | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| Beam | 13.09 ft (3.99 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo MD 17 diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,878 lb (3,120 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 829 sq ft (77.0 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 60-72 |
Beneteau First Class 12 →
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The design was developed into the Beneteau First Class 12 racer in 1985.[1][2][3]
Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France at their custom boat yard, from 1983 until 1985, with 12 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][10][11]
Design
The 1 Ton is a racing keelboat, that was built with the most advanced materials that were available at the time: a carbon fibre-Kevlar foam sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast with three sets of unswept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 12,125 lb (5,500 kg) and carries 6,878 lb (3,120 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3]
The boat has a draft of 7.22 ft (2.20 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD 17 diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 4 U.S. gallons (15 L; 3.3 imp gal).[1][2][3]
As a racer the design has minimal accommodation, with berths for eight people.[1][2][3]
The design has a hull speed of 7.34 kn (13.59 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 60 to 72.[1][2][3][12]
Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the One Ton Class.[13][14]
A 1 Ton named Phoenix won first place in the 1985 Admiral's Cup over 17 other boats, including three other Beneteau 1 Tons, on individual points, skippered by Harold Cudmore. Cudmore had substituted the boat into the race at the last minute, when his own boat had sunk during a lead-in race.[15]
Two 1 Tons, Fiere Lady and Glory came in second and fourth overall, in the 1985 Southern Ocean Racing Conference.[15]
See also
References
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- US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "One Ton Class". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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- "Beneteau First 405". Yachting. January 1987. Retrieved 23 June 2023.